Chief executive officer of Google Sundar Pichai. Marek Antoni Iwanczuk | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Google on Friday made the latest a splash in the AI talent wars, announcing an agreement to bring in Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf. As part of the deal, Google will…
Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim sits for an interview at the Firefly Aerospace mission operations center in Leander, Texas, on July 9, 2025. Sergio Flores | Reuters Rocket maker Firefly Aerospace filed for an initial public offering on Friday, with plans to trade under the ticker symbol “FLY” on the Nasdaq. Firefly’s planned offering comes…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, July 11 1. Wall Street was set to open lower Friday, retreating from Thursday’s record-high closes for the S & P 500 and Nasdaq . Friday’s drop follows President Donald Trump announcing more tariffs. This time it’s 35% levies on Canada, starting on Aug. 1. 2. The tariffs…
It’s all aboard for Microsoft investors as the company rides the next train towards another major win. The news Microsoft will be the next megacap to hit a $4 trillion stock market value, according to Wedbush, which predicts it will happen “this summer.” Larger-scale artificial intelligence deals are accelerating, lead analyst Dan Ives wrote in…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market update: The S & P 500 is nicely higher on Thursday, overcoming the market’s soft open. Stocks are shrugging off concerns about tariffs on copper…
The adoption of artificial intelligence tools is increasing at a rapid pace but remains far from ubiquity, providing more fuel for the AI trade to keep rallying. A string of recent data shows that businesses and consumers in the U.S. are increasingly using generative AI to help complete more tasks and address inquiries more quickly…
Perplexity AI on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence-powered web browser called Comet in the startup’s latest effort to compete in the consumer internet market against companies like Google and Microsoft. Comet will allow users to connect with enterprise applications like Slack and ask complex questions via voice and text, according to a brief demo…
Top executives from tech, media and finance gathered in Sun Valley, Idaho, for Allen & Co.’s annual conference this week, an event that is often referred to as “summer camp for billionaires.” Apple CEO Tim Cook, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, Disney CEO Bob Iger and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were all pictured entering the lodge….
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. The S & P 500 was modestly higher Wednesday, on track to break a two-day losing streak. Nvidia shares punched above a $4 trillion market value. We can see…
Smart Ray-Ban Glasses, on June 16, 2024, in Caen, Normandy, France. Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica rose over 5% on Wednesday on reports that Meta has taken a minority stake in the company amid growing appetite for AI-powered wearable devices. Meta reportedly bought a stake worth around 3 billion euros ($3.51…
